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Macbeth Summary. Shakespeare’s Macbeth tells the story of Macbeth, a Scottish lord who receives a prophecy saying that he will become King of Scotland. Here are some key plot points: At his wife ...
Act 1, Scene 1. Three witches enter, amid thunder and lightning. They say that they will meet again upon the heath (a patch of land) after the battle has concluded. There, they will find Macbeth ...
Act 2, Scene 1. Night has fallen, and most of Macbeth’s guests are asleep after the royal feast. Banquo and his son Fleance wander the halls, as Banquo cannot sleep. Macbeth meets them by chance ...
Act 1, Scene 4. In the palace at Forres, Malcolm reports to Duncan that the former thane of Cawdor has been executed. Macbeth, Banquo, Ross and Angus arrive and Duncan greets Macbeth, then Banquo ...
Macbeth Characters. The main characters of Macbeth include Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, Banquo, Duncan, Macduff, and the Weird Sisters. Macbeth is a Scottish general who kills King Duncan to take the ...
Act 3, Scene 4. In the great hall of his palace, Macbeth welcomes the guests who have come to share his feast. As he does so, the first murderer enters, and Macbeth goes to speak privately to him ...
Act 3, Scene 3. In a park near the palace, the murderers wait for Banquo’s approach. The two who appeared in act 3, scene 1 are joined by a third murderer, who says he has been sent by Macbeth ...
Act 5, Scene 8. Macbeth has been easily dispatching all his opponents until Macduff finally finds him, accosting him with the words “Turn, hell-hound, turn!”. Macbeth says that he has already ...
Key Plot Points. Act 1, Scene 3: Macbeth and Banquo meet with the three witches who prophesize that Macbeth will become king and that Banquo’s sons will be kings for a long time. In the ...
Act 4, Scene 2. In Macduff’s castle, Lady Macduff is asking the thane of Ross why her husband left so suddenly. Ross defends Macduff’s decision, but Lady Macduff says that it was cowardly of ...